Rudra Puja has been practised in India since the beginning of time. Shiva means Auspicious. Rudra is a synonym for Shiva that means ‘Destroyer of Evil’. Puja means that which is born of fullness. The Vedic scriptures hail the Rudram chants as a method to remove sufferings, attain desires and bestow all round prosperity in one’s village.
This book presents the complete Rudra Puja Abhisheka procedure in Sanskrit using clear Devanagari font.
- Headings are given in English for the performer to follow the text correctly.
- Initial Mantras
- Sankalpam verses
- Panchamrit Snanam verses
- Ganapati Atharvashirsha
- The Rudram Verses for SOUTH INDIAN Krishna Yajurveda with Svara. ॐ नम॑स्ते रुद्र म॒न्यव॑ उ॒तोत॒ इष॑वे॒ नमः॑ ।
- Devanagari Latin Transliteration is given for the South Indian version.
- NORTH INDIAN Shukla Yajurveda Rudri verses with Svara. ॐ नम॑स्ते रुद्र म᳘न्यव॑ उ᳘तोत᳘ इष॑वे᳘ नमः᳢॑ ।
- Additionally contains helpful notes in many places.
- A copious Appendix gives the Devanagari Alphabet, Pronunciation Key, and some famous Shiva Shlokas.
- Ideal for use at home or in the temple.
Many times parents wish they could get an inkling of what happens in the temple pujas, or what the local pandit chants during a family ceremony. Parents also wish they could get a more intimate feel of the thought processes and the sacred heritage of our ancestors. Also, many hope that their children can tune in a bit as well. This book has been accordingly designed for crisp and clear readability of the Sanskrit mantras. Special attention is given to:
- Accuracy of the text from the original scriptures
- Devanagari conjuncts are clearly typed
- Accents on Devanagari text are correctly placed
- Many a time Sandhis have been spaced so that visibility of the words is enhanced
- Enunciation of Sanskrit letters is as per Vedic chanting, especially that of visarga and anusvara. Thus in प्रथमोऽध्यायः initial verse ग᳘णाना॑न् त्वा ग᳘णप॑तिं हवामहे is written as ग᳘णाना॑न् त्वा ग᳘णप॑तिᳯ हवामहे to indicate that the anusvara is to be uttered as गुम् ‘gum’.
- Pluta vowel written as २ for long chant, e.g., लो᳘काँ२
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This book has been written with correct Vedic Sanskrit accents and matras using the latest Vedic Sanskrit font conforming to Unicode 14.0 standard. The Yajurveda symbols for Devanagari, Vedic Extensions, and Devanagari Extended Unicode blocks have been correctly typed.
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Foreword 4
Preface 6
List of English Translations 7
Blessing 10
Salient Features of this book 11
Introduction 12
The Mechanics 14
Vedic Chanting Guideline 15
Basic Mantras 17
Rudra Ashtakam 20
Prayer 22
Welcoming the Sannyasi 23
Pavamāna Sūktam – Purification Hymn 25
Performing the Rudra Puja 27
Sankalpam 30
Panchamrit Snanam 35
Ganapati Atharvashirsha 37
Laghu Nyasa लघुन्यासः 39
Verses for Chanting The Rudram 41
Shantipatha for Rudram 42
Namakam श्री रुद्रप्रश्नः ॥ नमकम् ॥ 43
Chamakam चमकप्रश्नः ॥ चमकम् ॥ 48
Durga Suktam दुर्गासूक्तम् 51
Purusha Suktam पुरुषसूक्तम् 52
Sri Suktam 54
Samana Suktam 56
Pardon Shlokas 57
Alankara and Aarti after Abhisheka 58
Aarti 61
Om Jai Jagadish Hare ॐ जय जगदीश हरे 64
Linga Ashtakam लिङ्गाष्टकम् 65
Bhajan 67
Appendices 69
Vedic Accents स्वरः 69
The Devanagari Alphabet 70
Place & Effort of Enunciation 71
Shiva Upasana Mantras 73
108 Names of Lord Shiva श्री शिव-अष्टोत्तरशत नामावलिः 74
Shiva Shadakshari Stotra 76
Puja Items 77
References 78
Audio Chants on the Net 79
North and South Indian Traditions 80
The Pronoun ‘ I ‘ 81
Season Tithi Nakshatra 82
Rudri at Ma Guch Dham 84
Rudri at Anant Anand Ashram 90
Practising the Chanting North Indian Tradition 95
Devanagari Latin Transliteration 117
Practising the Chanting South Indian Tradition 165
Epilogue 190